[SBS2003] Can small business server be set up in workgroup mode instead of domain

I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based network.
He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and backup.
Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?

Javier
Thu Nov 20 09:13:19 CST 2003

No... SBS must be set as a DC.

While I would recommend to go XP Pro in all machines... you can still access
SBS resources with an XP Home computer and if you use the same
password/username combination for the user account on the domain and in the
local computer then you won't be asked for password again and again.

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"Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based network.
> He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and
backup.
> Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
> domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
>
>

Susan
Thu Nov 20 09:35:56 CST 2003

Home machines cannot join a domain. SBS must be the domain controller.

Make life easy and upgrade those to Pro

Dave Henry wrote:
> I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based network.
> He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and backup.
> Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
> domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
>
>

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Dave
Thu Nov 20 09:53:03 CST 2003

Thanks for all your help. I have been looking for days and could not find
the answer and here I get the answer in 1/2 hr! Amazing.

Thanks again,
-Dave

"Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based network.
> He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and
backup.
> Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
> domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
>
>

Rick
Thu Nov 20 17:31:40 CST 2003

If all your client wants is FILE SHARING and BACKUP, then SBS is overkill.
Just get Windows 2003 server and you can set it up as a Domain Controller
with Active Directory or just a plain vanilla server (workgroup server). How
many workstations are we talking about here, because you might have other
options?

Rick in the Midwest

"Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
news:%237hNj53rDHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for all your help. I have been looking for days and could not find
> the answer and here I get the answer in 1/2 hr! Amazing.
>
> Thanks again,
> -Dave
>
> "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based
network.
> > He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and
> backup.
> > Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
> > domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
> >
> >
>
>

Javier
Thu Nov 20 17:20:10 CST 2003

You can buy SBS2k3Std for $399 OEM in Dell (vs. $799 Win2k3Std).... if you
have only a couple of XP Home workstations is still cheaper if you upgrade
them to XP Pro

and I don't think is overkill... especially the Std version :-)

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-Javier

<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>

"Rick in the Midwest" <Rick.NOSPAM@NOSPAM.rdfts.com> wrote in message
news:ehAZZ37rDHA.2508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> If all your client wants is FILE SHARING and BACKUP, then SBS is overkill.
> Just get Windows 2003 server and you can set it up as a Domain Controller
> with Active Directory or just a plain vanilla server (workgroup server).
How
> many workstations are we talking about here, because you might have other
> options?
>
> Rick in the Midwest
>
> "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> news:%237hNj53rDHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Thanks for all your help. I have been looking for days and could not
find
> > the answer and here I get the answer in 1/2 hr! Amazing.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > -Dave
> >
> > "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> > news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based
> network.
> > > He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and
> > backup.
> > > Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of a
> > > domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Rick
Fri Nov 21 00:20:31 CST 2003

Well you make an excellent point, I just checked Dell's site and that is a
heck of buy and it isn't overkill like you said when you consider price
alone. It is overkill if you are just going to use it for file sharing when
you consider features not being used but heck at that price, it is a
no-brainer. How can MS sell SBS2K3 for that price and charge twice for plain
vanilla W2K3? They must really, really want the small business market and
willing to sell it at a loss to get it. And we benefit. :-)

Rick ITM

"Javier Gomez" <javier_gomez@remove.this.bit.engineer.com> wrote in message
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> You can buy SBS2k3Std for $399 OEM in Dell (vs. $799 Win2k3Std).... if you
> have only a couple of XP Home workstations is still cheaper if you upgrade
> them to XP Pro
>
> and I don't think is overkill... especially the Std version :-)
>
> --
> -Javier
>
> << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
>
> "Rick in the Midwest" <Rick.NOSPAM@NOSPAM.rdfts.com> wrote in message
> news:ehAZZ37rDHA.2508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > If all your client wants is FILE SHARING and BACKUP, then SBS is
overkill.
> > Just get Windows 2003 server and you can set it up as a Domain
Controller
> > with Active Directory or just a plain vanilla server (workgroup server).
> How
> > many workstations are we talking about here, because you might have
other
> > options?
> >
> > Rick in the Midwest
> >
> > "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> > news:%237hNj53rDHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Thanks for all your help. I have been looking for days and could not
> find
> > > the answer and here I get the answer in 1/2 hr! Amazing.
> > >
> > > Thanks again,
> > > -Dave
> > >
> > > "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> > > news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based
> > network.
> > > > He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing and
> > > backup.
> > > > Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead of
a
> > > > domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

Javier
Fri Nov 21 06:38:57 CST 2003

>And we benefit. :-)

That's all that matters !!!

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-Javier

<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>

"Rick in the Midwest" <Rick.NOSPAM@NOSPAM.rdfts.com> wrote in message
news:edHq2b$rDHA.2340@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Well you make an excellent point, I just checked Dell's site and that is a
> heck of buy and it isn't overkill like you said when you consider price
> alone. It is overkill if you are just going to use it for file sharing
when
> you consider features not being used but heck at that price, it is a
> no-brainer. How can MS sell SBS2K3 for that price and charge twice for
plain
> vanilla W2K3? They must really, really want the small business market and
> willing to sell it at a loss to get it. And we benefit. :-)
>
> Rick ITM
>
> "Javier Gomez" <javier_gomez@remove.this.bit.engineer.com> wrote in
message
> news:eC1bP%237rDHA.2408@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > You can buy SBS2k3Std for $399 OEM in Dell (vs. $799 Win2k3Std).... if
you
> > have only a couple of XP Home workstations is still cheaper if you
upgrade
> > them to XP Pro
> >
> > and I don't think is overkill... especially the Std version :-)
> >
> > --
> > -Javier
> >
> > << SBS ROCKS !!! >>
> >
> > "Rick in the Midwest" <Rick.NOSPAM@NOSPAM.rdfts.com> wrote in message
> > news:ehAZZ37rDHA.2508@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > If all your client wants is FILE SHARING and BACKUP, then SBS is
> overkill.
> > > Just get Windows 2003 server and you can set it up as a Domain
> Controller
> > > with Active Directory or just a plain vanilla server (workgroup
server).
> > How
> > > many workstations are we talking about here, because you might have
> other
> > > options?
> > >
> > > Rick in the Midwest
> > >
> > > "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> > > news:%237hNj53rDHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > Thanks for all your help. I have been looking for days and could
not
> > find
> > > > the answer and here I get the answer in 1/2 hr! Amazing.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks again,
> > > > -Dave
> > > >
> > > > "Dave Henry" <DH@test.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:Oi3HUq3rDHA.2304@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > I have a client that is moving from peer to peer to server based
> > > network.
> > > > > He has some Windows XP home machines and just wants file sharing
and
> > > > backup.
> > > > > Can Small Business Server be set up as a workgroup server instead
of
> a
> > > > > domain controller so the XP home computers could access it?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>